Sashika Nisansala
Sashika Nisansala සශිකා නිසංසලා | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sashika Nisansala Jayasumana 28 September 1981 Deraniyagala, Sri Lanka |
| Education | Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda University of Kelaniya |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Producer |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | State Awards, People's Awards, Raigam Awards, Sumathi Awards, More info |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Background | Solo singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Independent Artist |
Sashika Nisansala Jayasumana (Template:Lang-si: born 28 September 1981), is a Sri Lankan songstress and playback singer.[1][2][3] She won the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards for the Most Popular Female Singer for record seven consecutive years since 2016.[4]
Personal life
She was born on 28 September 1981 in Deraniyagala as the eldest of the family with one younger brother. She completed primary education at Udapola Primary School, Deraniyagala. Then she attended to President's College, Avissavella for grade-5 scholarship. After passing grade 5 scholarship and attended to the Dharmapala College, Eheliyagoda. She did the GCE Ordinary Level Examination at Dharmapala Vidyalaya and later attended to Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda for GCE Advanced Level.[4] After passing the A/Ls, she entered University of Kelaniya in 2002 and completed a special degree in Bachelor of Arts. Then in 2006, she completed her Master of Arts degree.
She is married and the couple has two sons.[4]
Career
Nisansala started music at the age of 5 where she used to play keyboard. Then she joined Muthuhara and Udara musical programs in television as well as some radio programs. While educating in Anula Vidyalaya, she was selected to "Thurunu Shakthi" singing competition conducted by National Youth Services Council. After winning the contest, Nisansala released her first album which gained huge popularity. Some of her popular songs of the album included Paramitha Nopuramu Api Dedena, Thol Pethi Vitharak, Sanda Reta Reta and Sanda Eliya Mamai Nam. She was invited for hundreds of outdoor musical shows where she established as a popular singer in Sri Lanka.[4]
Her first music video was released in 2010. During this period she sang very popular singles as well as playback songs. Some of her popular music video songs include Oba Esi Piya Nohela Baluwa, Mal Sara Hee Sarin, Es Deka Pura and Husmak Durin Inna.[4] In 2020, she joined with The Voice Sri Lanka as a judge.
Her first original music video is Chandra Payanna and it was released in 2021 on youtube. Xavier Kanishka[5] and Praveena Dissanayake is playing the main roles and are directed by Srilankan film director Chamil Pathirana.[6]
Awards
National Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thurunu Shakthi National Awards | First place | Won |
| 2000 | Yawwana Sammana National Awards | First place | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sedona | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sangala Thanna | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
| 2013 | Monara Thanna | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
State Television Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Theme song | Best Female Vocalist [7] | Won |
| 2009 | Theme song | Best Female Vocalist [8] | Won |
| 2012 | Theme song | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
| 2013 | Theme song | Best Female Vocalist [9] | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
State Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Female Vocalist | Won | |
| 2016 | Best Female Vocalist | Won |
Derana Music Video Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oba As Piya Nohela Baluwa | Most Popular Song of the Year [10] |
Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2017 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2018 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2019 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2020 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2021 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2022 | People's vote | Most Popular Songstress | Won |
| 2022 | People's vote | Youth Choice Female Singer of the Year | Won |
Bunka Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Achievement in Music | Special Recognition Award | Won |
References
- ^ Jayawardane, Ishara (30 May 2017). "Notes from the heart". Daily News. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Shashika Nisansala Gossip". Hiru Gossip English. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Wimalasinghe, Vasantha (29 October 2012). "Shashika: In tune with the times". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Oba Esi Piya Nohela Baluwa". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Xavier Kanishka". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Chamil Pathirana". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "State Festivals".
- ^ "State Festivals".
- ^ "රූපවාහිනී රාජ්ය සම්මාන උළෙල - 2013 ප්රතිඵල ලේඛනය".
- ^ "Winners of Derana Music Video Awards 2015".
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